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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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